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PRZEMYSL. PRZEMYSL (Pol. Przemyśl ), city in Rzeszow province, S.E. Poland; after the partition of Poland, it passed to Austria (1772–1919), subsequently reverting to independent Poland. In 1939–40 the German-Soviet borderline ran through Przemysl. A Jewish community existed in the city by 1367. In 1542 some 18 Jewish families were living ...
Jadwiga ( Polish: [jadˈviɡa] ⓘ; 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig ( Hungarian: Hedvig ), was the first female to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Jogaila (Lithuanian: [jɔˈɡâːɪɫɐ] ⓘ; c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło (Polish: [vwaˈdɨswaf jaˈɡʲɛwwɔ] ⓘ), was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1381 and 1382–1401), later giving the position to his cousin Vytautas in exchange for the title of Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1401–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife ...
Mar 11, 2022 · Ben de la Cruz/NPR. PRZEMYSL, Poland — As the mayor of a small city hugging the border with Ukraine, Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front-line humanitarian worker dealing ...
Przemysł II (October 14, 1257 – February 8, 1296), was a duke of Poznań, Greater Poland, Kraków and Pomerania, and King of Poland from 1295 until his death. He was born to Przemysł I , duke of Greater Poland, and Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious of Silesia .
Przemysl II was crowned in 1295, and then assassinated in 1296. The new King's personal emblem was, however, the White Eagle, complete with a golden crown, golden beak, and golden claws. In 1386, another great event occurred in the history of Poland. Wladyslaw Jagiello, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, accepted Christianity, married Jadwiga, the ...
Born in 1288 (some sources cite 1286); died on October 19, 1335, in Koniggratz; daughter of Przemysl II (1257–1296), king of Poland (r. 1290–1296) and Ryksa (fl. 1288); second wife of Vaclav or Waclaw or Wraclaw II also known as Wenceslas II (1271–1305), king of Bohemia (r. Source for information on Ryksa of Poland (1288–1335): Women in ...
